shaznay Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 the first tune I recall dialling on 161 was dana from1971...all kinds of eveything, euro winner got a right tellin off for runnin up a phone bill of £2.50 ---------- Post added 03-03-2013 at 19:06 ---------- could have been 160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scargill Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 as a group of youths in the early 70s we used to play name that tune, if you dialled 161 from a phone box you got about 10 seconds of a track without putting money in the slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-s Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I remember being really annoyed when I could'nt get to listen because there was somebody on the party line!, (remember them?!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanmarina Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 'Elouise' Barry Ryan.Approx 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 'Elouise' Barry Ryan.Approx 1969. That wor Paul and Barry Ryan - perhaps you got confused because they were twins:hihi::hihi: BTW their mother Marian Ryan was also a famous singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawn19run Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 No it was defo Barry Ryan we used to listen to his album in my friends bedroom,they started off as Paul and Barry ryan but Barry went solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Tracey by cufflinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycleracer Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 It was dial 16 in the earlier days ---------- Post added 04-03-2013 at 17:04 ---------- No it was defo Barry Ryan we used to listen to his album in my friends bedroom,they started off as Paul and Barry ryan but Barry went solo Paul Ryan wrote the song Barry Ryan sang it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Interpret Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 as a group of youths in the early 70s we used to play name that tune, if you dialled 161 from a phone box you got about 10 seconds of a track without putting money in the slot Ha Ha I remember doing this!!! It kept us amused we also spent ages in the phone box on cold nights phoning the operator and telling her to get off the line theres a train coming!!! Happy Innocent days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz2go Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Ha Ha I remember doing this!!! It kept us amused we also spent ages in the phone box on cold nights phoning the operator and telling her to get off the line theres a train coming!!! Happy Innocent days[/QU Haha that brings back memories ! used to do the same from the phone box outside Hillsborough park , happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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